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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
All trains daily Sundays excepted. Where
lime is omitted trains do not STEP
CONNECTIONS


AT Cleveland, with fass trains for the Bas.
and West Also with Cleveland and Detroit
steamers for Detroit and all points in Michi.
gan and Canada.
At Loraln, with NYC& stLRy for Fosto-
ria, FIT Wayne, Chicago, and points West
AtElyria with l. s & NJ Rail way for San
iusky, Toledo. Detroit, Chicago and all points
West and Northwest
Alteration with &C Railway fol Crest
line. indianapolis, st Louis and all points
West and Southwest
At Sterling, with N y p 6 o R X, (fcrMer-
ly A Il w., for Ashland, Wadsworth. Ak
ron, Mansfield and in nternediate poirts.
At Warwick with =. A. & C.R r. for Ak.
ron, Orville, Mt Vernon and Colun. bus.
At Massillon with P F W & C Railway for
anton, Wooster, Pittsburgh, etc AIso with
Wheeling & Lake Erie R'y for points on that
road.
At Justus, with Cleveland & Canton Rail-
way for points on that read
AtCanal Dcver with & & Railway. ( for,
meriy NJ. P It c. for Cambridge, Marietta
Parkersburgh, ETC.
AT Urichsville with c & ST Railway for
Steubenville. CoshOcton, Zanesville, Newark
Columbus. Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
AT Barton, With st. Clairsville 4 Northern
R'y, for St. Clairsville, Ohio.
AT Bridgeport. with G.. i r. R'y fer Fell
sire, Pittsburgh. etc
At Wheeling with Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
for Washington, Baltimore. etc. Alse with
Ohio River Steamers
BTiekets on sale at all Stations and Tick
ell Offices
OSAR { OWNSEND. Ger. Nnn'e'I
WIN. Fl. ROUT. Gen'i Fr't & Pass kgi.
WA. THrRNBURGH. Suneririe srcnt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
The English Postal Telegraph.

The gross returns from the English postal
telegraph system last year were, in American
money, 50, ,S74, ,260, which was 81 ,S57, 40 less
than the expenditures, but the government
paid 81 ,630,0S5 interest on the telegraph in
debtedness, and franked for its own service
messages amounting to S134, ,9s5, and lost
about 81, 100000 from the press and other
sources where exceptionally low rates were
made and contracts entered into. 1t is seen,
therefore, that the English postal telegraph
system, exclusive of the interest on the bonds
created to pay for the lines, is a very paying
investment Cor. Ohio State Jour.
nal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
ARITHMETIC.
H. L. PECK.
(Onit one.)

1State your views to the relative values of
tai and written Arithmetic. Do you have classes in
mental Arithmetici
2-By proportion: If Is men working six hours a
day. dig pit so feet long, go feet wide and 10
feet deep in % days how many days will it take 25
men working hours day to dig pit 120 feet long,
70 feet wide. and feet deep?
S-Ezplain the distinction between Ratio and
Proportion.
ION arriving at his destination, travelling man
found that his watch, which kept correct time, was
hour IL minutes slower than the time at his stopping
place. In what direction did he travel and how far
5-Mr. ]. B. Adams bought the following named
articles of Hover Highbee 75la yards of carpet at
S2.12h per yard; mats at S2S71s each; 81 yards
drugget at S1.2O per yard. Make bill of the pur-
chase.
ga and altogether own one-half of mill worth
$4,000. A owns two-thirds much B; what is
the value of each ones share?
Write promissory note for the amount of the
purchases named in No. 5. dated December TO- 1887,
payable on demand, interest per cent, and COM
pute what will be due August 20. 1888.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Consum3tion of Railroad s,,;,scs

There ere 100000 miles of railroad n the
United States and it takes five Le,s If rail-
road spikes per mile to keep /. :. airs,
which makes an annual cons...:i, = Of
100000 kegs. To this must tc ad,.. g.. tree
and a half tons per mile for the 1.,.J les
Of new road which is built annuGur-L -, 20
Herald
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
The Ago of Ennhemism.

First Burglar-How yer comm on, Billa
Second Burglar-Bully. Me an Jake an
Mike an lot Of others has agreed ter work
together an divide the swag between U.s.
''Robbin' banks?"
''No, that's too risky. Robbin' houses, but
not in the old way. We're goin' to take only
little at a time from each house SO the peo-
pie won't suspect we're robbin' 'em until we
kin retire.
Il see What do you call y'r copartner-
ship, the forty thieves er the cut throat
gang er whatF"
1--WE call it The Other Peoples Property
Trust. '"-Omaha World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
An Unlucky Mistake.

A druggist the other day committed fatal
error. In putting up a prescription he
poisoned the patient.
When the terrible news was announced to
him he tore out quite a handful Of hair and
remarked:
"Welll that was unluckyl 1t was my best
customer n-Judpe
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

THE forest lands of the United States cx-
Guiding Alaska, embrace 500, 900, 600 acres, or
% ger cent. of the area. The fnrne,s own
about 3S per cent. of the forest area, or some
1856. .000, coo acres. The rest is owned by rail>
road corporations, mine owners, charcoal
burners, tanncr;es, lumbcrmen and specula
tors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

An orange grower near Lake Eustis, Fla,
found on one of his trees fruit that seemed
to be about two-thirds orange and one-third
Japan persimmon. The latter resembles a
fully grown and ripe red pepper. He dug down
to the roots of the orange tree and there
found the living root of japanese persim-
mon tree twined among the orange tree
roCts-Chicaoo Herald
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Estimates of Annronriations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The secretary of
the treasury transmitted to congress the
estimates of appropriations required for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1889. The total
amount estimated as required for all ex-
penses of the government is S326, $50, 793,
which is sI,344, 999 more than the sum called
for in the estimates submitted last year, and
SIG, ,S99, 400 more than the aggregate Of ap-
preparations for the present fiscal year.
The estimates for 1889 are made up of
following items: Legislative, S3,272, Ill;
executive, s1S, $50, 735; judicial, 1922, 200;
SIS, ,692,574; naval, s2l, ,S4S, OS2; Indian
81, 493, 400; miscellaneous, S26, ,0B7, sos; per-
manent annual appropriation, S115, Gao, ,79S.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

A KENTUCKY judge tried hog case the
other day, and, seeing an opportunity for
emulaiing the omnscient Solomon, he ordered
that the hog he turned bose and allowed to
go to whichever pen it wished to. 1t made
break for the sty of one OF the contestants,
but the other has appealed from the judgment
of the court and the hog,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

CHRISTMAS WIDE AWAKE is made up OF 20
poems. stories sketches, papers of all sorts
long and short, and pictures 81. Both WI tiers
and artists are such stand for timely help
along the highway OF life with good cheer In
the bargain. lfsuch an amount of such work
of pen and pencil was mode into Christmas
books, they would cost as many dollars as
cents In Wide Awake
Think OF il, $50 worth Of the stun that
Chri :tmas books are made Of for 20 cents! Be
sides there is part not reckOned but which
Is iull ofinterest. - pages OF Christmas things
to be got for little work There IL many
boy and girl who will find In those 32 pages
not only Christmas delight but hints toward
wider fortune.
BY all means have the Christmas Wide
kwnke If your bookseller hasn't got 1t send
TO ths publishers, D. LothrOp Company.
Boston
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Wonderful Cures.

G d Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re
tail Druggists of Rome, Ga, say: We
have been selling DIR Kings New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years, Have never
handled remedies that sell as well, OF
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced consumption have
been entirely cured by use of a few bot
ties of DR. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by Pat
erson & Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Consumption of Sugar.

Statistics show that the consumption of
sugar in the last fifty years has gone up from
about fifteen to seventy pounds per head; of
tea from one and one-quarter to four and
three-quarter pounds per head; Of tobacco
from eighty-six hundredths to one and forty
hundredths pounds per head, and SO on
Chicago News
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
THE POS T,
PITTSBURGH, Pa.
RECOGNIZED
us the leading Farm. Garden. Fruit, Stock
and FAMILY WEEKLY of America, the
RURAL NEW-YORKER


hegs to say that it will mail without charge)
to all who are interested in rural affairs copy
of the RURAL itself, together with five copies
ofits series of powerful Farm Cartoons, print
ed on fine paper, and showing. as no other pic
tEres have ever shown, the right and wrong
side of farm life, its pleasures, its dargers,
etc The RURAL costs more to publish than
any other farm journal in the country. 1t
presents 500 original Illustrations every year;
the value Of the work of its Experiment Farm
is widely known and recognized. The best
farm writer's in The world-600 contributors
Its Domestic Economy, Home, News and
Markets departments are unequaled. The
RURAL addresses itself to all good people who
cultivate land, whether it be flower pot or q
thousand acres. Price So year, weekly, 16
large pages, heavy tinted paper. Address the
Rural New Yorker, "a Park Row, New
York. Nov. "a, '87.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

81 don't dare club him." said a little girl
when told to punish her pug dog with club
because he had just snapped at her. 81 don't
dare club him. He might bite me, and then
I would have hydrotoxicon." This little girl
had been reading the papers lately, and in
some way got Pasteur mixed up with swin
milk incinnati Times-Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Non-DeIivered Letters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The superintend-
ent of the dead letter Office postoffics de-
partment has prepared a circular letter,
which will be sent to all postmasters, direct
ing the strict enforcement of Section 500 of
the postal laws and regulations. This sec
ton makes it imperative upon postmasters
to advertise in newspaper or post manu-
script list of non-delivered letters. 1t also
requires the charge and collection of one
cent in all cases where q letter has been
published, whether the list has been pub
lished in a newspaper, either gratuitously
or at one cent for each letter or less sum,
or whether the publication was merely by
a written list posted in some public place"
In all cases the postmaster must affix and
cancel a one cent postage due stamp as evil
dence of its delivery. In postoffices other
than those Of the free delivery class the
postage due stamp should not be affixed un-
til the delivery of the letter This clause
of the postal laws has not heretofore been
strictly enforced 1t is estimated that the
postal revenues will be increased largely by
the strict enforcement of this law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
READING.
fOmit any two. excentins the Inst

lUmlt any IWO, excepting the last.
1-Explain the of the following terms: Quality,
force, stress, pitch, quantity.
Estate some of the advantages and disadvantages
of Z" concert reading.
S-Which should be taught first, spelling or read
ing? Why?
What use do you make of the pictures in the
readers?
5-What is reading? Silent reading? Audible
reading? The object of each?
6-Give directions for reading poetry.
ASK five questions on the following. and an
swer them:
Seventeen hundred and fifty-fve,
GeOrgius Secumdus was then alive
Snuffy old drone from the German hive!
That was the year when Lisbon town
Saw the earth open and Gulp her down,
And Braddock's army was done brown,
Left without scalp to its crown"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

(Omit two)
What attention do you give to writing? How
do you conduct writing exercise?
2-Give the order of the developement of the men,
tai faculties.
3-How may children be led to make their own
Investigations?
4-How do sou make use of the text book in teach
ing history?
5-Give your views on township county super
vision, and reasons for the same.
6-What difficulties have you met in your work?
7-Give your method of teaching spelling
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
List Of Test Questions Propounded at the
Teachers Examination Held in
St. Clairsville, Ohio, December 10, 1887.
Z. S. HISTORY.
L. II. WALTERS.
(Omit tWo.)

1-iive an outline of the periods of .. S. history
with dates, and an important event of each.
2-State briefly the history of the Atlantic Cable
S-Name the thirteen original states" and the
states that belonGde TO the Southern COnfederacy.
I'm what way Napoleon /. and Napoleon Ill
connected with our history?
5-What cities have been the capital of the United
States? Of Ohio? When?
6-Give the history of slavery in the U. S.
7-Give a brief account of the Mexican War, its
causes and results.
WRITING.
What is space? Give rule for spacing between
letters, words, and sentences.
2-Write u, f, d, r, h, W, j, z, t p, and Indicate
proportions by parallel line.
S-When should the script letters be taught?
4-Give directions for position of body and paper.
(Which is more important to beginners form OF
nnvnI Ilent2 Advanced nnnils2 Whv2
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Weekly I!JTELLIGENCER

Is THE HOME PAPER OF WEST VIRGINIA
It has all the home news. 1t has all the news
of the United States. IL has all the news OF
the world that anybody wants to read. has
all The Market reports II has the best Agri-
cultural matter 1t has humOr eiGIIgh To
keep the family in good spirits, 9; has whole
some stories 1t has firm belief in prOtec-
tiOn to every American industry. and gives
the reasons for it's belief 1t believes that
! West Virginia has better days before her, and
| is helping on the good time. 1t is going to
beat its best record IN the Pre- identiaI Year.
FERNS AND PREMIUMS:
The Weekly IhteIligencer, copy yr. 81 90
The Weekly lntelligencer. - mo ... 60
| 5 copies year and extra copy of Weekly
l year or daily ~ months free 80. % co
| 10 copies year with an extra copy of the
| Weekly year and Daily 3 mos free -. 10 90
| 20 copies year with an extra copy Of the
Weekly year and Daily mos free 20 90
so copies year with an extra copy of the
| Weekly and 1 copy or Daily yr fre' 80 90
The premium copies will he sent to any I'D
| dI els 'esired It's equivalent TO Il cash conl-
mission. as they can readily be sold and the
Nancy retained by the getter up of the club.
| 1t is not necessary for all the names in the
club to come from one office, nor is it necessary
| to send all the subscribers AT one time. Sub
scriptiOns may lie sent as fast as received, one
or more at Il time. and record of them will
| be kept at this office. The premium copies
will be sent at the request Of the agent as soon
as he has sent sufficient subscribers to entitle
him to them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

Fifty railroad ties, each eight feet in length
and six ty ten inches thick, were cut from
one pine .ree of Dooly county, Ga.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
SCHOOL LAW.


Omit two.)
How are institutes organized and maintained?
2-How may director become responsible for pay
of teachers?
S-What officers are school officers? How many
in Ohio?
4-From what sources arc the school funds of
Ohio obtained?
How long may school be in session? How long
must it be?
6-What is the law in regard to corporal punish
lnent?
Make some suggestion for the improvement of
the school laws.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

The population of the United States
is now reckoned at G2,000,000.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
GRAMMAR.
- n 2
(Omit any two.)

Omit any twO.)
1-Analyze Washington WAS ELECTED PRES, in 1883.
J Ohm KNOWS WHO ELECTED Pres. in 1924.
2-Parse SMALL CAPPED words in the above.
3-Write sentences making use of all the different
kinds of adverbs.
4-Employ in sentences all the participles of the
verb see, and distinguish between participle with
the construction of noun and participial noun.
5-Classify adverb-clauses.
6-Give example of causative verb, gerund, meta
phor, reflective pronOun, and verb phrase.
Speak at some length of the use of it. than SHALL
and will.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
The Cleveland, inFaia ! Wheeling Railroad

Time Table OF z Passenger Trains n,
effect JUNE ,, 1887.
NEW STANDARD-90th Meridian time, which
is % Minutes slower than Columbus time.
NM
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

'n Eneet Monday, sept. &c. 1887
(SIaE,!aF;i Time
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
The Editor, Mary Mapes Dodge,

1t is not alone in America that ST. NIoHo-
LAS has made its great success. The London
Times says: at is above anything we pro-
duce in the same line" The Scotsman says:
There is no magazine that can successfully
cOfnDete with il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-21

opened shade lower; closed firm. with decline
recovered, after moderate business: western
steam. spot. Csc; November, Gal 2 o . a4e; De
cember. 80 a 40c; January. 6 AZ D. Acc Feb
ruary, 6.49 a. 52c March. 6 80 06 57c; May, COS
06 &c., city steam. 40 SOC.
Butter dali and heavy; Western. IL 92oc
Western creamery, 1602oc Cheese unchanged
and dull
CHICAGO. Oct 2o-Realizing. folio wing the
advance of Wednesday, sent prices for wheat
and corn down uniformly &c for all futures dur
ing the first ho1r of the SEES
sion of Change to-day. The realizing
was somewhat of a discouragemeut TO investors
Before noon, however, a reaction set in. and at
IL o'clock December wheat, which had dropped
to 72sc, WAS back up to the closing point OF yes
terday and the opening figure this morning.
73sc. The market was in the hands OF scalpers
the entire session. and moved with the feelings
OF the crowd. The greatest strength was toward
the close. and local buying was fair toward l
o'clock, when outside prices ruled. December
sold up to 734c, and closed at o'clock at 1890.
On the afternoon board the market again weak
ened somewhat, and December closed for the
day at 12s q 73c. Corn was traded in only mod
erately to-day. the market ruling rather quiet
almost entirely by local influences, no
outside news of Importance being received The
opening at yesterdays closing prices; the
market then ruled weak for a time and declined
&c, recovered under better demand, and, an
fuenced some by advance in wheat, -uled
steady and closed ia! &c lower than yesterday
Receipts were a trlH0 larger IMAM auticipoteo'
and estimated arrivals for to- morrow show some
increase. The demand for the better grades
was fair, and prices were without special
change. Vessel-room continues scarce. and lake
freehts remain firm. May corn opened at 45c,
sold at Az a 45c, and closed at 44a a 44sc AS
compared with yesterday. the cash or sample
market for oats somewhat stronger. and
there was good business. but in the way of
speculative trade there was perhaps some de-
crease the market being rather dull. Future
deliveries were not subject to any important
changes. and values remained within yesterdays
range. being trifle easier than yesterdays on
Change at the closing. Provisions recovered
some hat from Yesterdays dullness. TIE trad
ing was. in volume, quite fair, and as it was
claimed that packers were selling the January
futures against their anticipated manufacture,
the market was more or less bearishly inclined.
The party favoring lower prices was slow, how
ever to push it's advantage. and the actual
changes witnessed in values were limited
"Shorts" took a good share of the future prop
erty sold January. the active month, sold at
$l1 80 012 05 for pork, 6124 a g. 173c for lard,
and 05 a 6 073c for short ribs. Pork for the
same mon tn closed at ST.. 973. lard at 6 15c. and
short ribs at 6.073c. The leading futures ranged
as follows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-21
The Special Features Of the Journal
are of Great Value.

The decisions of the Supreme and local courts ara
carefully reviewed by special reporters, and will be
accurate and comprehensive. No attorney can afford
to be without these reports i'll other way he
keep so fully informed and abreast of tho times.
In addition to its features. the journal enjoys
the services of of the best known writer's in the
literary field among them many of the favorite con-
tributors to the leading magazines of the country
who will furnish regular articles The increase in
space will permit the DAILY JOURNAL to paw more
attention to its miscellany and selected reading than
ever This will be appreciated by the large class of
readers who are interested in other matters thar
merely the news and current political discussions Of
the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-21

OH, CITY Pa. Oct educational Transit cer-
tifcates opened at 1896 highest, 735sc; lowest,
72sac; closed at 73lsc. Sales, 1.O97. 900 brIs
clearances. 3.5lS 600 brls charters. 1901 brls
shipments. S5.41o brls; runs. 59,1O1 bills.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Oct. 2O.--Petroleum irregular
and fairly active. National Transit certificates
opened at 73a4c; closed at 73lsc; highest, 74c
lowest, 72Ac
NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Petroleum weak
Opening 73lsc; highest. 1885, lowest. 72l2c; clos
ing. 73c sales, =, Lis, 600 brls Turpentine steady
at 81 &c.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 2o.-Petro,eum firm; Stand
ard white, 110o &c.
CHARLESTON. s. c., Oct. 2O.-Turpentine firm
at 3Oloc.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. 2O.-Turpentine quiet at
32c.
WILMINGTON, Oct. 2O-Turpentine firm at &c